May 29th
162 Notable deaths
Gavin MacLeod
American actor (1931–2021).
Born February 28th, 1931 in Mount Kisco.
Died May 29th, 2021 at 90 years old in Palm Desert. [ref]
B. J. Thomas
American recording artist; pop singer.
Born August 7th, 1942 in Hugo.
Died May 29th, 2021 at 78 years old in Arlington (lung cancer). [ref]
Fanny Brice
American actress, singer and comedian.
Born October 29th, 1891 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1951 at 59 years old in Hollywood (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Erich Honecker
Former leader of east germany, general secretary of the socialist unity party.
Born August 25th, 1912 in Neunkirchen. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1994 at 81 years old in La Reina (liver cancer). [ref]
Charan Singh
Fifth prime minister of india (1902-1987).
Born December 23rd, 1902 in Noorpur. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1987 at 84 years old in New Delhi (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Betsy Palmer
American actress.
Born November 1st, 1926 in East Chicago.
Died May 29th, 2015 at 88 years old in Danbury.
Joe Lara
American actor.
Born October 2nd, 1962 in San Diego.
Died May 29th, 2021 at 58 years old in Percy Priest Lake (aircraft crash). [ref]
Doc Watson
American guitarist, songwriter and singer.
Born March 3rd, 1923 in Deep Gap.
Died May 29th, 2012 at 89 years old in Winston-Salem. [ref]
Ronnie Hawkins
American musician.
Born January 10th, 1935 in Huntsville.
Died May 29th, 2022 at 87 years old in Peterborough. [ref]
Soong Ching-ling
Former vice president of the people's republic of china and third wife of sun yat-sen (1893–1981).
Born January 27th, 1893 in Shanghai. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1981 at 88 years old in Beijing (leukemia). [ref]
Deaths 11 to 20 of 162
Since we’re all going to die, it’s obvious that when and how don’t matter. Albert Camus